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How far off is a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease?

  • Written by Anne Poljak, Senior Scientist, Proteomics Team Leader, Lecturer (conjoint), UNSW Australia
imageA blood test for dementia would be great, but there are limitations as to what blood can tell us about our brains.from www.shutterstock.com.au

Anyone who has ever visited a doctor’s office is familiar with the use of blood tests for the diagnosis of various diseases. Because blood comes in contact with all organs of the body, it carries...

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